Some Punkins

Date1911

Artist John Wolcott Adams (American draftsman and illustrator, 1874–1925)

Illustration Citation"Some Punkins: A Thanksgiving Ballad," by Arthur Guiterman, in Good Housekeeping, November 1911

MediumInk and watercolor on paper

Dimensionssheet: 9 13/16 × 13 1/4 in. (24.9 × 33.7 cm)

Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1989

Object number1989-108.1

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ClassificationsDRAWING

Label TextMassachusetts native John Wolcott Adams specialized in American historical scenes and costume. By 1911, this was somewhat of a niche in illustration as many artists catered to the more popular taste for contemporary subjects. He was often commissioned to illustrate the imagery of traditional holidays seen in this humorous vignette for which Adams created both the lettering and the drawings.